Mto Forestry

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The trees are harvested at an age of 30-40 years and are used to produce high quality saw logs and veneer logs for construction furniture, panelling, doors and laminates. Other products from our plantations and processing plants include poles for agriculture, electricity and telephone lines, and biomass for electricity generation. MTO Forestry supports a range of programmes that benefit local communities. For example, the Grabouw Food Garden is sponsored by MTO in partnership with the Grabouw Municipality. The vegetables produced by this training and job creation project are then used by the Grabouw Food Kitchen to feed unemployed people in Grabouw. MTO also supports environmental and conservation programmes that protect the natural environment and create opportunities for people to learn about the importance of trees and forests. For example, MTO partnered with the Wilderness Foundation to establish the Khula Nam environmental education programme and the programme has proved so successful that the Department of Water Affairs is planning to launch it nationally.